HowAppealing

APRIL 21, 2022

“Supreme Court Rules on Stolen Art, Signs and Puerto Rico’s Status; The justices addressed federal benefits in Puerto Rico, an effort to reclaim an Impressionist masterpiece and whether the First Amendment allows some billboard regulations”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

After Ramos , criminal defendant asks justices to preserve non-unanimous acquittals in Puerto Rico. Louisiana , the Supreme Court ruled that states could only convict defendants of serious offenses with a unanimous jury verdict. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court, however, disagreed, ruling that Ramos applied to both.

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Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2022

: Judge rules policing isn't thought of as a profession, thwarting an attempt to get off Death Row. [ Is US tech lagging for legal reasons? NYT ]. * SCOTUS rules denying Puerto Rico's residents Supplemental Security Income is no biggie. AZ Central]. * Some think so. [ Show me the money! DesMoines Register ].

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JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in nine new cases, including two cases on liability shields for online platforms. Google , the court is asked to consider the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted by the platforms’ users.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 12, 2024

The next steps in the TikTok collective action The collective action against TikTok that was brought before the Amsterdam District Court under the Dutch WAMCA in 2021. In an earlier blogpost we reported that the Amsterdam District Court ruled that it had international jurisdiction under the Brussels I-bis Regulation and the GDPR.

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2023

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a group of Puerto Rico journalists who were seeking documents from the island’s financial oversight board, saying that the board is protected from such information requests by sovereign immunity. The case, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

Share An intriguingly divided court ruled Monday in Denezpi v. United States , upholding the federal court conviction of a defendant previously prosecuted and sentenced by a Court of Indian Offenses for charges stemming from the same incident. The district court rejected Denezpi’s double jeopardy argument, and the U.S

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